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King's School, Chester

King's School, Chester
King's School Chester Logo.svg
Motto Rex dedit, benedicat Deus
(The King gave it, may God bless it)
Established 1541
Type Independent day school
Religion Church of England
Headmaster C D Ramsey MA (Cantab.)
Chairman of the Governors Mrs E M Johnson
Founder King Henry VIII
Location Wrexham Road
Chester
Cheshire
CH4 7QL
England
Local authority Cheshire West and Chester
Students 1045 (approx.)
Gender Co-educational
Ages 4–18
Houses 4
Colours

Green, blue and white

              
Former pupils Old King's Scholars
Affiliation HMC
Website www.kingschester.co.uk
King's School Chester Rowing Club
The King's School Rowing Club - geograph.org.uk - 1005921.jpg
Image showing the rowing club's blade colours
Location The Groves, Chester
Coordinates 53°11′20″N 2°52′52″W / 53.189°N 2.881°W / 53.189; -2.881
Home water River Dee
Founded 1887 (1887)
Affiliations British Rowing
Website sites.kingschester.co.uk/rowing
Notable members

Coordinates: 53°10′01″N 2°54′00″W / 53.167°N 2.900°W / 53.167; -2.900

Green, blue and white

The King's School, Chester is a British co-educational independent school for children, established in 1541. It is situated outside the city of Chester, England. The school is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. The school comprises an Infant school (years 4-7), a Junior school (years 7–11), a Senior school (years 11–16) and a Sixth form (years 16-18) in which the students choose their A-level subjects.

The school motto is "The King gave it, may God bless it", which was given by John Saul Howson, D.D., Dean of Chester. John Saul Howson was the chief instrument in the building and endowing of the King's School, and in its reorganization on a broader basis.

In 2011, more than 28 per cent of A-level results were at A* grade, and 67.2 per cent at A*/A grade. In addition, 94.9 per cent of GCSE grades were at A*/B and a third of all King's pupils gained all A/A* grades. After The King's School's A-Level and GCSE results were released, The Daily Telegraph published its A-level and GCSE independent-school league tables which placed King's as the top-performing school in Cheshire and the second highest in the North West for A-level results and third for GCSE results.

In September 2011, King's adopted a new curriculum alongside its shift from an eight-period to a five-period day. This involved substantial changes, introducing 'enrichment' lessons and replacing the GCSE courses with IGCSE.


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